# Senior Sales Trader — Confidential

Canonical: https://jobxdubai.com/jobs/li-4476178134-senior-sales-trader
Location: Muscat, Oman
Type: full_time · Level: lead
Monthly salary: not disclosed (UAE salaries are tax-free)
Posted: 2026-10-06
Apply: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-sales-trader-at-confidential-4476178134?_l=en

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## Description

About the Role

A senior leadership position within the Brokerage Department, responsible for the end-to-end design, implementation, and management of a new Market Making and Liquidity Providing desk. This role combines high-level strategic planning with hands-on technical execution, focusing on capital allocation, risk management, and sustainable revenue generation through bid-ask spread capture. The Role will be based in Muscat Oman targeting the MSX (Muscat Stock Exchange) as a starting point and to expand to GCC markets in a later stage.

Responsibilities:

• Desk Setup & Infrastructure

• Technology Integration: Select and oversee the deployment of low-latency execution platforms, algorithmic trading engines, and real-time risk monitoring tools.

• Execution & Quantitative Strategy

• Algorithm Development: Develop and refine automated quoting strategies, focusing on volume participation, price improvement, and inventory management.

• Liquidity Provision: Maintain tight spreads and depth across assigned MSX tickers to meet exchange-defined "Market Maker" obligations.

• Revenue Generation & Scalability

• Profitability Targets: Drive P&L growth through spread capture, and proprietary positioning within risk limits.

• Regional Expansion: Develop a roadmap for scaling the desk’s infrastructure to enter UAE, Saudi, and other GCC markets once the MSX operations are stabilized.

Required Technical Skills

• Equity Market Making and Liquidity Provision

• Equities Trading and Sales Trading

• Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) market structure and trading rules

• GCC equity markets and regional exchange regulations

• Automated and algorithmic quoting strategies

• Bid-ask spread management and spread-capture strategies

• Market depth and order-book analysis

• Inventory, position and exposure management

• Trading P&L management and revenue attribution

• Capital allocation and risk-adjusted return analysis

• Real-time market, position and risk monitoring

• Pre-trade and post-trade risk controls

• Low-latency execution platforms

• Order Management Systems and Execution Management Systems

• OMS/EMS implementation and oversight

• FIX protocol and exchange connectivity

• Direct Market Access (DMA)

• Smart order routing

• Trade execution, order handling and transaction-cost analysis

• Equity valuation, pricing and volatility analysis

• Quantitative trading and statistical analysis

• Market-maker obligations and exchange compliance

• Trade surveillance and market-abuse controls

• Clearing, settlement and post-trade operations

• Broker, custodian, exchange and technology-vendor coordination

• Trading-platform selection, implementation and testing

• Business continuity and trading-system controls

• Financial modelling and management reporting

• Advanced Excel and trading analytics

• Python, SQL, C++ or similar quantitative tools — preferred

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.

• Experience: Minimum of 10–15 years in financial markets, with a proven track record in Equities Market Making.

• Market Knowledge: Deep understanding of the GCC regulatory landscapes, specifically the mechanics of the MSX and regional exchanges.

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## Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from accredited in Finance, Accounting, or a related field. Experience: Minimum of 10–15 years in financial markets, with a proven track record in Equities Market Making. Market Knowledge: Deep understanding of the GCC regulatory landscapes, specifically the mechanics of the MSX and regional exchanges.

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